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00:00What's up guys, today we're going to be talking about the top 5 best budget iPhones
00:04to buy in 2022.
00:06So let's go ahead and get started with the iPhone XS.
00:09This is such an awesome device and personally my favorite on the list.
00:13I think it's just great for the price.
00:15Around $300 right now, I'll have all the links down below.
00:18This has a glass back, stainless steel frame.
00:21It just feels really premium.
00:23I still think this design looks really nice too still in 2022.
00:28One of the best things about this phone is that it actually still has the Super Retina
00:31OLED display as opposed to an IPS display.
00:35It also has HDR10 on here.
00:37It's at 5.8 inches so it's kind of compact actually.
00:41It's 1125 by 2436 so 1080p plus resolution, 458 for the PPI.
00:47It's just a very nice display, great colors and great resolution, very sharp display.
00:52So that is one of my favorite things about this phone at this price point.
00:55This phone does run iOS 15.3, the latest version, and I see this phone getting updates at least
01:00for another three to four years still.
01:03This phone does have the Apple A12 chip.
01:05That's also another highlight with this phone.
01:08Just awesome performance.
01:09This phone can really just play any game that you throw at it.
01:12It's very fast on iOS 15 with multitasking and you just don't see a lot of lag and stutter
01:18with this phone which I was really impressed with.
01:21So this phone does have 64 gigs of internal storage and 4 gigs of RAM.
01:25So do note that you might have to use cloud storage if you run out.
01:28The stereo speakers on here are awesome, great bass.
01:31They sound really, really great, the mids and highs.
01:33You also have NFC, of course, with Apple Pay.
01:36Face ID still works great, very fast.
01:39And I think the cameras on here are still pretty decent.
01:41A 12 megapixel standard and a 12 megapixel telephoto that does 2x optical zoom.
01:46You also get 4K video at 2430 or 60 FPS with a 7 megapixel selfie that shoots in 1080p60.
01:54So as you can see from these shots, the XS still takes some pretty good photos.
01:57Now obviously it's not going to do modern flagships, but I think in good lighting, it
02:02still takes really great photos and I even compared these phones to, the older phones,
02:08to the 13 Pro and a lot of people were surprised at how close image quality is, again, just
02:13for your average person.
02:15So I think you'll be surprised at how good the cameras still are on this device.
02:19This phone also has pretty decent battery life.
02:21It really depends on your battery health that you get with your phone.
02:25It has a 2658 milliamp battery, 15 watt charging, wireless charging.
02:30I'm able to get through a day.
02:32You should be able to squeeze easily around 5 hours and 30 minutes to 6 hours of screen
02:37on time.
02:38Pretty easy out of the XS, so it's still an excellent buy.
02:41Next is going to be the iPhone XR, again, at the same price point with some minor differences.
02:46So the iPhone XR is a much bigger phone, well not much bigger, but it is a slightly
02:52bigger phone than the XS, which is something that I really like.
02:55I think this phone is actually more comfortable to hold.
02:58I think it's at a really nice size.
03:00It has IP67 dust and water resistant on here.
03:04You also have a 6.1 inch IPS retina display on here, so the XS had that 5.8 inch.
03:12This has a slightly bigger display, so if you want a bigger display, you would go for
03:15this one.
03:16It has a 120p plus display at 326 for the PPI.
03:19The display is fine on here for just your normal person, but just remember, if you watch
03:24a lot of content, you're actually going to go with the XS because that has the better
03:28display.
03:29This has iOS 15, the same Apple A12 chip as the XS as well too, so this does a phenomenal
03:34job with gaming, performance, multitasking, bouncing in and out of applications.
03:38You rarely get really any lag on this phone.
03:4164 gigs of internal storage and 3 gigs of RAM on here.
03:46The stereo speakers sound really great on here too, tons of bass, great mids and highs.
03:50You also have NFC with Apple Pay, Face ID, still very fast, works awesome on this device.
03:57There's one interesting thing with the XR.
03:58It only has a single lens, but it still takes really great photos, pretty identical to the
04:04XS.
04:05It's just a 12 megapixel standard with 4K video, 24, 30, 60 FPS with a 7 megapixel selfie
04:11that shoots in 1080p 60.
04:13Basically, it takes great shots, especially at this price point, but like I said, there's
04:17no ultra-wide or no telephoto lens on here, so just do note that, but if you're just a
04:23casual shooter, video and image quality is going to be perfectly fine on the XR.
04:29It's actually very good still.
04:30You do have a 2942 milliamp battery with 15 watt charging and wireless charging, so this
04:37has slightly better battery life than the XS actually, so battery life is actually pretty
04:43good on this device, so the XR is still an excellent buy in 2022 as well.
04:48Next is going to be the iPhone SE 2020.
04:51This is an excellent device.
04:52You can find these for a little bit under 300 bucks actually, and I actually really
04:57love this device for one specific reason, but this phone pretty much has the iPhone
05:018 design, essentially aluminum frame, IP67 dust and water resistant, and this is the
05:08go-to phone for anybody who hates big phones and you want a small phone.
05:12This is definitely one of the best that you can actually get right now, so this one has
05:16a 4.7 inch Retina IPS panel, 750 by 1334 resolution, 326 for the PPI, so basically 720p+, still
05:27the screen looks pretty good since it's so small.
05:30This is on iOS 15.3.
05:32The highlight with the SE 2020 is actually the Apple A13 Bionic chip.
05:37It's actually the fastest chip on this list.
05:41It is extremely fast.
05:42It pretty much opens applications and plays games like a flagship phone, so if you want
05:48the fastest and most powerful phone, this phone is just awesome for this price point.
05:53It's absolutely amazing.
05:55You also have 64 gigs of internal storage and 3 gigs of RAM.
05:59This phone also has stereo speakers, which don't sound as good as the bigger phones,
06:03but they're stereo speakers, so they'll get the job done.
06:06If you cover one, the other one is pretty loud enough, so it's not going to be a big
06:11deal.
06:12You also have your NFC with Apple Pay, and here's something that a lot of people actually
06:16love about this phone, is actually the Touch ID.
06:19The fingerprint sensor works really great.
06:21I personally like Touch ID more than the Face ID.
06:24It just feels more natural to me, but I really do like having a physical home button sometimes,
06:31so that's pretty much up to you and your personal preference.
06:34The cameras on here are actually really good.
06:37Now, it's the same situation as the XR.
06:40It's only a 12 megapixel standard, no ultrawide, no telephoto, and then it shoots in 4K, 24,
06:4630, or 60 FPS, 7 megapixel selfie.
06:50Honestly, this has one of the best cameras at the mid-range price point, so it's just
06:55very impressive color accuracy, detail, and also video is really good on here, so just
07:01extremely impressive camera for this price point.
07:04Now, you do have, where this device kind of suffers, is a 1,821 milliamp battery, 18 watt
07:10charging with wireless charging.
07:12So basically, this phone will get you like 4 hours and 30 minutes of screen on time.
07:16It's really not that great.
07:18A way to get around this is to buy a battery case with this phone to be able to charge
07:23it up, but other than that, the SE 2020 is just a fantastic device.
07:29Next is going to be the iPhone 8 Plus.
07:30So this phone is actually still very popular and still retains its value at about $300,
07:36mostly because it's really the best big iPhone that you can get with the Touch ID button
07:42or the Home button.
07:43So it's still a great buy, aluminum frame, IP67 dust and water resistant, a 5.5 inch
07:501080p IPS panel on here, 401 for the PPI.
07:55It's a very nice panel, and again, one of the benefits with these older iPhone screens
08:00is that they actually don't have a notch, so if you hate having notches, you'll really
08:04like this phone as well.
08:06You do have the iOS 15.3, the Apple A11 chip.
08:09This phone runs pretty smooth for the most part.
08:11I've never really had performance problems with this phone.
08:14Again, it's not going to do as well as gaming as that XR and XS, but it does do a pretty
08:21good job.
08:22So if you're a casual gamer, pretty much anything that I threw at it, I was able to play.
08:27You just won't be able to max the graphics out.
08:30You do have 64 gigs of internal storage and 3 gigs of RAM on here.
08:34Stereo speakers actually sound really good, a lot of bass, good mids and highs on here.
08:38And like I said, the real selling point with this phone, the reason why everybody buys
08:42it is for the Home button and the Touch ID on a bigger screen, so just keep that in mind
08:47if you're a big fan of that.
08:49Also image quality was surprisingly pretty good on this device.
08:52You have a dual camera setup, a 12 megapixel standard and then a 12 megapixel telephoto
08:56at 2x optical zoom, 4K video, 24, 30 and 60 FPS, with a 7 megapixel selfie that shoots
09:03in 1080p30.
09:05I was really surprised at how the images came out.
09:07I thought the images had some really good natural colors, really good detail, the 2x
09:13optical zoom did a really great job with taking these really nice portrait shots as well too.
09:20So I was pretty impressed with the 8 Plus camera and the video as well too.
09:25So the 8 Plus actually takes really good battery life, it has a 2691 mAh battery, 15 watt charging,
09:32wireless charging.
09:33I did a drain test, I was able to get around 6 hours of screen on time with this device,
09:38so I was extremely impressed with it.
09:40So if you have pretty decent battery health, and that was with I believe like 80 something
09:44battery health, this phone is still going to do a pretty good job at battery life.
09:48And last is going to be the iPhone 11 and just as I suspected, this phone came down
09:53in price pretty well in the used refurbished marketplace.
09:56You can actually pick these up for around $350 and I would try to go on Ebay for this
10:02one because sometimes Amazon will hype the price up.
10:05But you should pay around $400 to $350 if you want a pretty good condition one.
10:11The iPhone 11 is a very good device, aluminum frame, glass back, IP68, dust and water resistant.
10:17Again, love the design on here.
10:19You also have a 6.1 inch IPS display, pretty much the same display in the XR.
10:23It's a 720p plus display, 326 for the PPI, and it's a pretty decent display for most
10:29people, it's fine.
10:31You also have iOS 15 on here.
10:33This phone, the highlight is really the chip.
10:36The Apple A13 chip is extremely powerful, same chip in the SE 2020.
10:41This phone really just does not lag at all.
10:44It is very fast when playing video games, so you can pretty much play anything at high
10:48settings.
10:49So it's just a joy to use as far as speed and multitasking wise.
10:53This phone also has 64 gigs of internal storage and 4 gigs of RAM on here.
10:58And you also have all of your little bells and whistles, Face ID is on here, the stereo
11:03speakers sound great, really full, great bass quality, good mids and highs, Apple Pay is
11:08on here.
11:09Now, the highlight really with the iPhone 11 is that it has pretty much the best camera
11:14on this list because it has the 12 megapixel standard and then the 12 megapixel ultrawide.
11:20This is the only phone on this list with an ultrawide, which is, in my opinion, the best
11:24secondary camera you can have.
11:26And you have 4K video at 24, 30, 60 FPS, along with a 12 megapixel selfie cam that shoots
11:32in also 4K, 24, 30, or 60 FPS.
11:35So one of the best cameras that you can get at this price point here, especially if you're
11:40looking for an iPhone here, just great image quality overall, great dynamic range, pretty
11:45good low light on here, ultrawide is very close to the main lens, video is awesome on
11:50here.
11:51So this is just a great camera phone.
11:52So if you're really concerned about getting the best value for your money as far as image
11:57quality wise, you would go with this device.
12:00Battery life on here is okay, it's a 3,110 milliamp battery, 18 watt charging, wireless
12:06charging as well.
12:07This phone will easily get you around that 5 hours and 30 minutes to 6 hours of screen
12:12on time, which should be enough for most normal people.
12:17So the iPhone 11 is definitely a great buy still.
12:19So thanks for watching this video guys, and I'll catch you guys in the next one.